The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 13, 1984, Page 4, Image 4
Fee plan not 'u
By John Deiner
A controversial fee plan recommended
Feb. 2 by the Commission on Higher Educa
tion will not standardize college tuition in
South Carolina, a CHE official said.
"It's not a uniform fee plan at all. The only
reason it's being called a 'uniform fee
plan' is because an original draft called for
the CHE to have the authority to set uniform
fees for schools across the state," said
Robert Gallager, chairman of the CHE committee
on business and finance.
Gallager said some words in the current
recommendation address tne desire tnat
similar fees be charged at similar schools.
The plan will be forwarded to the General
Assembly later this month.
THE USC board of trustees Executive
Committee passed a resolution Jan. 27 formally
opposing the CHE plan, saying the
recommendation tails to account tor the
uniqueness of each institution and the accumulated
experience and expertise of each
governing board with respect to the needs
and goals of their respective institutions."
The board of trustees of Clemson University
and Winthrop College passed similar
resolutions.
However, the CHE statement that the
resolutions were based on is no longer a part
of the official recommendation, Gallager
said.
TUn rar?r\ ?n on^otinn nAU/ PqIIc fnr Q PAP.
lilt l tLUllliiiciiuaiivii iiv/tt vuii.j ivyi u vun
tinuation of the funding appropriation formula
used by the CHE for the past two years.
Fire prevention
By Lynn Cusick
Damage to fire prevention equipment is pc
potentially dangerous type of vandalism, a US
Students who damage fire prevention equipr
lives in danger, said Lawrence Beauford, <
vironmental Services. The purpose of fire prev
protect students, which is negated if the equipr
or stolen. Unfortunately for the university an
equipment is often raided by pranksters, he s
During September, October and Novemt
tinguishers were discharged for damages totall
Student Go
C^HEN FINALS ARE 0
JOIN TOUR FRIENDS i
THE BEACH FOR $10.1
n, per night, plus sales tax, 4 night mi
U1CV of 4. includes full kitchen nonl
ocean.
ST. flHAHLES INN
i Oeean Drive Section
North Myrtle Beaeh, SG
2131 Devine St. |MHil
Five Points Area MBpp|'j
I Products
HAIRCUTS. PE
GUYS GALS] ! 5(
B | I rr r
Ij $7.99 $9.99 j I
! ?zr," ! I now a
I coupon only I , P es Do No
,, | offer
1 ? I L Lhi2.2
9-6 M-W & S MasterCard 8
9-9 Th & Fri VISA accepte
niform/ CHE ci
The formula is based on variables between
institutions, including faculty salaries, area
size, credit hours produced and the total
enrollment.
THE PLAN also calls for the CHE to
establish a minimum and maximum amount
each student should put toward education
and general operations at each school.
Gallager said different minimum and max
imum amounts will be determined for each
school and will be a percentage of the total
funds needed by the school.
In the 1983-84 school year, the CHE
recommended 83 percent of the money need
ed by each school should come from the stat<
and 17 percent from the students.
For the 1984-85 school year, the CHE ha;
recommended that USC receive 80 percent o:
needed funds from the state and 20 percen
from student fees.
"Originally, student tuition could not br
ing in more than 17 percent of the total fund
needed," Gallager said, adding each schoo
will be required to keep within the minimun
anH mQvimiim ranoAc \L'hpn raicinn tiiitiAn
UI1U lllUAllllUlli I UllgVJ TT livil 1 UIOIII5 lUlllWIl.
"ALL THIS does is to ensure that mone;
collected from a student does not accrue t<
the university's needs if the state ap
propriates the needed funds," he said.
The recommendation states if "an institu
tion collects fees in excess of the maximun
when full-formula funding is realized, stat<
support for the institution (will be) reducec
by the excess amount."
Gallager said this clause will give school
equipment va
hoses were damaged, costir
irhaps the most vandalized at a cost of $12"
>C official said. "Over the years, there h
nent put others ment was needed, but brok<
iirector of En- "The real fear is vandt
ention aids is to because in case of a fire,
nent is damaged immediately."
id students, this Students have at times be
aid. false alarms and they either
>er, 79 fire ex- bells. When this happens, i
ing $595; 14 fire must be installed, Beauford
vernment filing f
I ^83^ INKE
inimum. based I vLMf
I, across from -3 ' IB
e Looks!
3211
RMS_
3erms ! i ijL.
?30-$60 J
it Include Shaping j I ^
[j B K 8900 ^
( Walk-ins I ?
d Accepted I
ommittee chairm
incentive to set tuitions within the established
range.
Although the CHE would need the state
Legislature's approval to establish a uniform
fee plan, the commission has the power to
i determine the percentage of needed funds a
school can charge students, Gallager said.
i
"THE STATE Legislature asked for a
report ? we (the CHE) were not asked to do
i anything else. The General Assembly may
I not do anything with the recommendation or
they may enact laws," he said.
[ "However, we have in our power the ability
to implement the minimum and maximum
; plan, and we intend to do so."
The report was requested because there
5 was strong discussion in the General
f Assembly as to whether the Legislature
t should have the power to determine what
schools should charge for fees to help keep
fees down, Gallager said.
1 cat a1. ' 1. 1 a i. . . r .1
i i ininK 11 wouia oe inappropriaie ior me
1 General Assembly to determine what
students should pay," he said, adding that
college tuition in the state has gotten too high
/ and varies too much between schools.
)
"THERE OUGHT to be similar fees if someone
attends Francis Marion College or the
College of Charleston. Right now, there's a
i wide disparity of fees among similar-sized
e schools in South Carolina," Gallager said,
i Gallager did not rule out the possibility of
establishing a uniform fee plan in the future,
s a move several state legislators on the House
ndalism costly, (
lg $134; and 12 fire alarms were To ensure ag
r in repairs. Beauford's de
ave been problems where equip- mitories for d?
en," Beauford said. are also asked
ilism to fire alarms themselves, The highest
students won't find out about it periods such a
Beauford said.
en frustrated because of frequent vandalized fire
smash the alarm or take apart the worth ? up $<
isually a whole new alarm system If vandals ar
i said. up to 60 days i
or offices deadline
I ?Bffl
-N-NAI URAL BAB.
Valentine's | CALL 7
Special!! H for S
/ou saw this ad and get H
off our Mushroom Melt!! Hj ^
emember - Good Through !
Saturday 211 8/84 t j
Hottest >
jrgerThi;
3fTt?Bc
ave 82 Centavos On Our
^5% Burger Meal. Just!
| Nobody has anything 1
| It's a charbroiled beef pati
.,. ,J Ki _ a>?x Jack cheese, <
pHH Mexican flav
raP / coupon per cu:
tan says
Education and Public Works Committee are
against.
"I don't support a uniform fee plan
because school administrators know best
what they need," Rep. Lewis Phillips, DGreenville,
said. Lewis, the committee's first
vice chairman, said a uniform fee plan would
not benefit students or schools because it
would raise tuitions in smaller schools, while
possibly lowering standards in bigger
schools.
"However, it may help USC and Clemson
and the bigger schools in the state by lowering
tuition ? slightly," Lewis said.
"BUT IN plans like this that I'm familiar
with, the changes (in tuition) have been quite
small."
Rep. William Boan, D-Lancaster, said he
would not be in favor of the plan because
schools must retain their own personalities
by deciding what fees they should charge and
what programs should get the most money.
"I think there is a strong sentiment in the
P.onor ol AcrnrnKI \r tliot tho r*r\1 l<irro
\jv.iivi ai nooviiiuijr inai inv vv/uv^v uu
ministrators and boards of trustees should be
able to keep their own identities," Boan said.
"The assembly feels that the higher education
commission should be a policymaking
commission and leave the day-to-day operations
of the schools to the schools' administrators
and boards of trustees."
THE UNIFORM fee plan may look good
to some and bad to others, committee chairman
Rep. Eugene Stoddard, D-Laurens,
said.
)fficial says
ainst student injuries due to broken equipment,
partment weekly inspects the rowdier dorimages.
Hall advisors and dorm governments
to check the equipment regularly.
rates of vandalism occur during stressful
s finals week, or the beginning of semesters,
For example, during the month of September,
: equipment for all of the dorms totaled $487
SO from last year.
e caught, they may be subject to a $200 fine or
in jail.
Feb. 15.
rs7n?^NEEDEp^|
77-4174 f5T?^I
Jpw
New Fiesta
$1.59. I
ike Krystal's new Fiesta Burger. I |
ty topped with melted Monterey
diced tomatoes and a delicious H
1 /v.j 1a. ii r 111 J
ui wiuer 11 wnii small ines |
n soft drink and it's just $1.59 | i
upon. Limit one .
stomer per
>ating /Crystal h
irants. \J / II
2/19/84. V '
cxl Ave. 823 Knox Abbott